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Berg Appointed UC Davis School of Law Dean

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Berg holds a bachelor’s degree and a juris doctorate from Cornell University as well as an MPH from Case Western Reserve, where she also held roles including associate director for the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy, associate director for the Law-Medicine Center, and health policy track coordinator for the Public Health Department.

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Belmont plans to hire Jewish faculty for the first time

Inside Higher Ed

Some scholars, in and outside the institution, believe the change moves the university too far from its Christian roots, while others say the policy isn’t inclusive enough, embracing one faith community to the exclusion of others. It also can lead to a lack of consensus on things like this.”

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The End of Affirmative Action

Inside Higher Ed

Writing for the majority, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor observed: “Finally, race-conscious admissions policies must be limited in time. The Court takes the Law School at its word that it would like nothing better than to find a race-neutral admissions formula and will terminate its use of racial preferences as soon as practicable.

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Rankings and the line of best fit – the ultimate guide or a blunt instrument?

The PIE News

And it’s not only in China where rankings have become ingrained in policy. Rhode Island School of Design has recently joined a handful of US law schools and medical schools to have withdrawn from consideration for the US News ranking.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Throughout 2022, Ball State University has made significant progress on its five-year Inclusive Excellence Plan, which aims to advance broad DEI goals across the university, including campus culture, policies and infrastructure, and recruitment and retention. Weaving DEI into Classroom Discussions — Southwestern Law School.

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Why Worry?

Inside Higher Ed

” Vedder recently retired from Miami University, which had approximately the same number of students as Stanford – but Stanford as 10 times as many employees, even excluding its medical school.